Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Odie Wright

Full Name: William Odie Wright
Birth date: March 23, 1878
Death date: January 11, 1936

Biographical sketch, legislative platform, "Wright of Archer Has Definite Purpose," 1/12/1919, p. 6. Austin Statesman .
Obituary, "Ex-Student Dies in Long Beach," 1/16/1936, p. 1. "W.O. Wright, graduate of the University in 1904 and a former member of the State Legislature, died Saturday, January 11, in Long Beach, Cal. . . . Mr. Wright's last term as State Representative from Megargel, Archer County, ended about 1920. . . . Mr. Wright is survived by his wife, the former Miss Harper Dennis, a son, W.O. Wright, Jr., and three daughters, Vadae, Mary Harper, and Lucille." Daily Texan .
Census of 1920 - W.D. [W.O.] Wright, Justice Precinct 7, Archer County, age 42, born circa 1878 in Kentucky, merchant, spouse Harper, children Lucile, Vadae, Odis, and Mary. Not found in Census of 1910, 1930, or 1940.
Marriage of William Odie Wright and Harper Ethel Dennis, 7/11/1906, in Hood County, Texas.
William Odie Wright, birth date 3/23/1878, death date 1/11/1936 in Los Angeles, California; spouse Harper Ethel Wright; teller at Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. FamilySearch . 1920 California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994

William Odie Wright (1878-1936), interment in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, California. Find a Grave .
37th Legislature (1921) - W.O. Wright, postoffice Megargel, nativity Kentucky, age 42 (born circa 1879), 40 years in Texas, merchant and banker, member of former legislatures: 36th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .